GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-v45m-2wcp-gg98 Global node_modules Binary Overwrite in bin-links

LOW Published 2020-09-04 Modified 2020-08-31 Official page ↗
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
bin-links
Severity
Low
Reviewed
2020-08-31

Affected packages

• npm bin-links: < 1.1.6 → fixed in 1.1.6

Description

Versions of `bin-links` prior to 1.1.6 are vulnerable to a Global node_modules Binary Overwrite. It fails to prevent globally-installed binaries to be overwritten by other package installs. For example, if a package was installed globally and created a `serve` binary, any subsequent installs of packages that also create a `serve` binary would overwrite the first binary. This behavior is still allowed in local installations. Recommendation Upgrade to version 1.1.6 or later.

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